This is a veterinary study that examined the use of a single dose of laser treatment before tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) surgery. Twenty seven dogs were included in the study and were randomly assigned to a single preoperative (800-900 nm dual wavelength, 6 W, 3.5 J/cm2, 100 cm2 area) or sham treatment. Eight weeks post-operatively, a significant difference in peak vertical force analysis was noted between LLLT and sham groups.
Published: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT). 2017. Published online ahead of print. doi: 10.3415/VCOT-15-12-0198
Keywords: Low level laser therapy, tibial plateau levelling osteotomy, cranial cruciate ligament disease, peak vertical force, dog
